OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Players on 1st contract w/ MLB organization being Rule V eligible before reaching service time limit

mattsamuelw · 05-29-2023, 08:21 PM

I noticed this in OOTP 23 and is still the case in OOTP 24, I just hadn't got around to posting it. So players who signed 1st minor league contract with MLB organization, who came from another league (independent or international) are being Rule V eligible even though they didn't have any previous MLB organization connection and are under the 4 or 5 year pro service time number. Good amount of them are guys who went undrafted and then signed with independent league, before being released by them and then signing a minor league deal with a MLB organization. Some are guys who show they were drafted my another league (international league) before getting released by that international league and signing first minor league contract with MLB organization. Here are some screenshots showing this:

Screenshot Examples:
Rowland Zickus (Pro service time: 1.186) - Not drafted, signed with independent league team, before being released by them and signing 1st minor league contract with MLB organization:
Zickus's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/Pjm9WMy
Zickus's Complete History: https://ibb.co/SsgpSWJ

Sung-Min Kim (Pro service time: 28 days) - Drafted by international league (Korean Futures League), who released him and then he signed a minor league contract with MLB organization. He is only 18 years old.
Kim's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/1bBBmw7
Kim's Complete History: https://ibb.co/SVshGX1

Alexis Sato (Pro service time: 79 days) - Was not drafted and returned to college multiple years in a row before signing with an independent league team, getting released, signing with another independent league team before getting released and finally signing his 1st contract with a MLB organization (minor league deal).
Sato's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/3Tp9CD1
Sato's Complete History: https://ibb.co/mhMp677

This is just three guys, there are many more. I obviously know guys who are released by a MLB organization and then sign with another MLB organization are Rule V eligible, but for these guys (and many more) it was their first MLB organization and a lot of them it's their first time in the United States since their previous team was an international team (Like Kim) and thus shouldn't be Rule V eligible. It definitely sucks when it is your player and you are forced to protect them way before they should have to be under the rules. Thanks for looking into this!

Here is the zip of the league file where the issue is showing up. File is on the Rule V draft date in game: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WrE...ew?usp=sharing

The league obviously has multiple other league besides MLB turned on (independent/international) and their are feeders for the draft. And it is obviously an online league.

05-29-2023, 08:21 PM	#1
mattsamuelw Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 80	Players on 1st contract w/ MLB organization being Rule V eligible before reaching service time limit I noticed this in OOTP 23 and is still the case in OOTP 24, I just hadn't got around to posting it. So players who signed 1st minor league contract with MLB organization, who came from another league (independent or international) are being Rule V eligible even though they didn't have any previous MLB organization connection and are under the 4 or 5 year pro service time number. Good amount of them are guys who went undrafted and then signed with independent league, before being released by them and then signing a minor league deal with a MLB organization. Some are guys who show they were drafted my another league (international league) before getting released by that international league and signing first minor league contract with MLB organization. Here are some screenshots showing this: Screenshot Examples: Rowland Zickus (Pro service time: 1.186) - Not drafted, signed with independent league team, before being released by them and signing 1st minor league contract with MLB organization: Zickus's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/Pjm9WMy Zickus's Complete History: https://ibb.co/SsgpSWJ Sung-Min Kim (Pro service time: 28 days) - Drafted by international league (Korean Futures League), who released him and then he signed a minor league contract with MLB organization. He is only 18 years old. Kim's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/1bBBmw7 Kim's Complete History: https://ibb.co/SVshGX1 Alexis Sato (Pro service time: 79 days) - Was not drafted and returned to college multiple years in a row before signing with an independent league team, getting released, signing with another independent league team before getting released and finally signing his 1st contract with a MLB organization (minor league deal). Sato's Contract Tab: https://ibb.co/3Tp9CD1 Sato's Complete History: https://ibb.co/mhMp677 This is just three guys, there are many more. I obviously know guys who are released by a MLB organization and then sign with another MLB organization are Rule V eligible, but for these guys (and many more) it was their first MLB organization and a lot of them it's their first time in the United States since their previous team was an international team (Like Kim) and thus shouldn't be Rule V eligible. It definitely sucks when it is your player and you are forced to protect them way before they should have to be under the rules. Thanks for looking into this! Here is the zip of the league file where the issue is showing up. File is on the Rule V draft date in game: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WrE...ew?usp=sharing The league obviously has multiple other league besides MLB turned on (independent/international) and their are feeders for the draft. And it is obviously an online league. Last edited by mattsamuelw; 05-29-2023 at 09:37 PM.